Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Viral inclusion
Aggregations of viral material within a cell.
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Vineland scale of social maturity
A scale measuring the child’s level of appropriate, socially adaptive behavior.
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Vineland adaptive behavior scale
An instrument designed to measure the levels and quantities of age-appropriate, socially adaptive behaviors in children.
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Vincent’s disease
Trench mouth. An intense type of gingivitis (gum disease) characterized by painful gum ulceration resulting from bacterial infection.
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Victorian era
The period during which Queen Victoria was the monarch of England (1837-1901).
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Victim-precipitated homicides
Instances in which the actions of an individual contribute to his or her death, e.g., engaging in high-risk behavior, and provoking aggressive behavior in others.
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Vicious circle
In psychology, a sort of chain reaction in which the person reacts to an unhealthful defensive reaction in trying to solve his or her problems, which only serves to complicate the problem and make it more difficult to solve.
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Vicarious reinforcement
Seeing someone else rewarded or punished for a behavior resulting in a tendency to behave accordingly.
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Vicarious menstruation
A phenomenon of extragenital bleeding occurring during the menstrual flow in which bleeding may take place from the nose or other body structure, menstruation. The discharge of blood other than by the vagina during menstrual periods. Menstruation from a site other than the uterus when the menstrual flow is expected. On rare occasions, clusters of…
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Vicariously formed stimuli
Erotic stimuli that originate in a person’s imagination.
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